Build a miniature landscape at Warrenbrook Senior Center in Warren

The Warrenbrook Senior Center, located on the golf course at 500 Warrenville Road, in Warren, will host an indoor gardening activity, once popular with Victorians, at a special Lunch and Learn program on Thursday, Sept. 12.

Active adults age 60 and above are invited to create their own terrariums (miniature gardens in containers). The registration deadline is Thursday, Sept. 5.

Ellie Rich, a member of Rutgers Cooperative Research & Extension Master Gardeners of Somerset and Hunterdon Counties, will offer a terrarium planting demonstration at 10:30 a.m. Lunch is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. The terrarium workshop will follow at 12:45 p.m.
Popular in the mid-1800’s, terrariums are easy to care for and fun to design.

The fee, which includes lunch, is $20 per person for participants age 60 and above, or $25 for anyone under the age of 60. Plants, soil and moss will be provided. Participants are asked to bring small rocks or marbles for drainage and a 6” x 8” clear glass bowl with a tight-fitting lid.

Lunch will include a choice of stuffed cabbage, chana masala (a popular dish in Indian cuisine that includes chickpeas), or a roast beef or portabella sandwich.

One of seven centers operated by the Somerset County Office on Aging and Disability Services, Warrenbrook is a multipurpose facility that offers a variety of educational, recreational and entertaining activities for active older adults, including wellness programs and health screenings. The center is accessible to individuals with disabilities.

For more information or to register, contact Manager Gwen Chalker, Warrenbrook Senior Center, at 908-753-9440.